Parties’ housing platforms unlikely to significantly improve affordability: experts
Policy incentives, increasing supply, and cutting GST all fail to address the core issue of housing affordability—municipal governments
Collaboration is Canada’s innovation superpower
This approach is hard. It’s slow. It challenges egos and requires patience. But it’s also the only way we’ll achieve systems-level change
No more scraps: making the election about ending hunger in Canada
We need concrete commitments from every party to tackle food insecurity head-on, such as strengthening income security programs like the Canada Child Benefit and the newly-created Canada Disability Benefit.
Cost of living, housing the top priority for young voters, not Trump
In a federal election dominated by trade and sovereignty, generation Z is prioritizing affordability when casting their ballots, a recent Abacus Data poll suggests.Â
Modernizing EI: an imperative in this era of uncertainty
If Canada wants to modernize employment insurance, it must restore a regular social dialogue with the contributors.
Conservatives target labour vote as NDP support wanes, but union leader says there’s ‘no substance’ behind catchy slogans
‘You might see Poilievre going around to shop floors, but has he ever been on a picket line?’ asks NDP national director Anne McGrath.
Anti-Black racism complaint bound for Canadian Human Rights Commission after court denies public service class action
The Public Service Alliance of Canada filed a human rights complaint on behalf of all of its Black members employed in the federal public service on March 27.
Let’s celebrate the Canada Disability Benefit—but it must be strengthened
The benefit falls far short of what is needed. The $200 monthly amount is inadequate to lift anyone out of poverty.
Are unions braced for the storm ahead?
A Quebec bill that critics have slammed as a ‘declaration of war on workers highlights an ongoing trend where provincial and federal governments undermine union influence.
‘Don’t make us compare you to Elon Musk’: public sector unions want job security assurances from feds as election looms
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised during the leadership campaign to cap the size of the public service, and ‘review our spending with an emphasis on outcomes and technology to reduce inefficiencies.’
